Scarlett Johansson

In the mid-2000s, when gossip stories about twenty-something actresses behaving badly dominated headlines, Scarlett Johansson was nowhere to be found. Johansson was certainly one of the most respected...
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28 Things You Never Knew About The Marvel Universe

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe takes over the real universe, we decided to take a look at some aspects of the Marvel World you may not be familiar with. How many of these facts did you know?
1. When Robert Downey Jr. was in high school, he was once suspended for tearing a classmate's comic book to pieces and calling him a "nerd." The comic book? The Invincible Iron Man.
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2. Famous loner Wolverine has actually been on more super teams than any other Marvel character.
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3. It was revealed in the 1980s that Peter Parker, Spider-Man's secret identity, grew up at 20 Ingram Street in Forest Hills, Queens.
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That address, in real life, has been owned by an actual Parker family since 1974.
4. Vin Diesel recorded all his "I am Groot" lines over 1,000 times in multiple languages in order for his voice to fit the role around the world.
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He said "I am groot" in Russian, Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, German, and French, all while wearing stilts to get a feel for the character's height.
5. Iron Man's suit is made up of roughly 450 separate pieces.
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6. Natalia Romanova, also known as Black Widow, is still a super hottie thanks to a variation of the super-soldier serum.
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She's actually 70 years old though. Da-yum.
7. Chris Evans turned down the role of Captain America three times before the producers eventually convinced him to accept it.
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8. Mark Ruffalo had to leave to the premiere of The Avengers early because his four-year-old daughter was so terrified of her father's onscreen transformation into the Hulk. We don't blame her!
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9. For Thor: The Dark World, there were over 30 Mjölnirs (Thor's hammer) created.
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10. Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 90s. He was planning to produce and star in a Spider-Man movie that never happened. Wouldn't that be crazy?
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11. Deadpool originated as a spoof of DC Comic's Deathstroke. That's why Deadpool's real name, Wade Wilson, is so similar to Deathstroke's, Slade Wilson.
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12. A body double was used for Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger for the scenes where he's skinny.
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Digital technology was utilized in order to erase Evans' body in order to create the allusion of a tiny, tiny version of the actor.
13. Red Skull, Captain America's nemesis, was created after Joe Simon noticed the cherry on his ice cream sundae resembled a skull. Such delicious beginnings for such an evil guy, no?
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14. The chemicals from the blue make-up used to transform Rebecca Romijn into Mystique caused her to yak blue vomit all over Hugh Jackman after taking a tequila shot.
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The celebrations on the final day of the first film were a little tainted by it.
15. In 1987, Spider-Man married Mary Jane. To coincide with the nuptials, Marvel held a press event featuring live-action versions of the characters getting married at Shea Stadium.
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16. Cyclops' eyes function as a portal to another dimension that generates the energy used for his optic blasts. He's also immune to his powers, which is why he doesn't blast his own eyelids off.
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17. Marvel evaded a law raising taxes on toys based on humans by claiming the X-Men toys were mutants, not humans. Clever, clever!
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18. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Falcon's flight gear has a Stark Industries logo on it.
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19. The Punisher was originally created as an adversary for Spider-Man before getting his own standalone comic in 1986.
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20. Believe it or not, the richest superhero is not the incredibly wealthy Tony Stark (Iron Man); it's actually Black Panther. He has 5 times Stark's fortune, $500 billion.
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21. When Stan Lee initially pitched Spider-Man, his publishers thought it would fail because nobody wants to see a teenage hero (and, obvi nobody likes spiders).
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The first issue quickly became one of Marvel's highest-selling comics.
22. Captain America is one of the few people able to use Iron Man's armor, Thor's hammer, and only one of two foreigners entrusted with the Black Panther's technology. No wonder everyone loves Captain America so much!
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23. Wolverine can literally sense when someone's lying. He can also super easily identify shape-shifters.
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24. Captain America's shield can only be damaged on a molecular level because it's made of an adamantium/vibranium alloy.
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25. For everyone heartbroken when Gwen Stacy died in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, prepare for more heartbreak.
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There was debate over whether she met her end at the hands of the Green Goblin throwing her off the bridge or if it was Spider-Man's fault. It was eventually revealed that Spidey's web stopped her so suddenly that she was killed by a whiplash effect. :(
26. The Incredible Hulk was not originally the green giant we've come to know and love. He started out grey, but due to ink problems in printing, we have our green guy.
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27. Venom was originally written as a female character.
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Writer David Michelle was forced by his editor to alter the character's gender because "readers wouldn't see the woman as a physical threat" to Spidey. Rude.
28. Robert Downey Jr. gave a seven-year-old boy born with a partially developed arm a prosthetic modeled after his character's super-powered gauntlets.
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This, along with the incredibly generous and kind behavior of Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Andrew Garfield, et al, help to make these Marvel actors real life superheroes. And for that, we love them.
h/t @MarvelousFacts

Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson and Blake Lively are among the stars who have signed gold Lindt bunny statuettes to raise money for charity. Bosses of the luxury chocolate manufacturer have launched their annual scheme to bring in funds for the Autism Speaks organisation, and around 60 stars have scrawled their name on models of the brand's famous edible rabbits.
The scheme was launched by Twilight actress Nikki Reed, and other stars taking part include musicians Kelly Clarkson, will.i.am and Blake Shelton, as well as Hollywood veterans Susan Sarandon and Glenn Close.
The bunnies are being sold via online auction website eBay.com.

Whoever said the music video was dead clearly wasn’t paying attention to the influx of buzzy videos from today’s artists featuring major star power. Shia LaBoeuf took Sia’s “Elastic Heart” video to an unexpected place, Natalie Dormer gave a sexy twist to Hozier’s “Someone New” video, and most recently, Oscar-winner Tom Hanks popped up in Carly Rae Jepsen’s “I Really Like You” video. It got us thinking about some past examples of this trend and we stumbled upon some other music videos featuring familiar faces. You may have forgotten about some of these so allow us to refresh your memory.
1. Wentworth Miller – Mariah Carey’s "Like That" and “We Belong Together”
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Before he became a torso-tatted hottie in Prison Break, Wentworth Miller was the star of Mariah’s “Like That” and “We Belong Together” videos. We’d be a runaway bride for him too!
2. Alexander Skarsgard – Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi”
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Gaga met her current fiancé during a shoot for one of her music videos. Skarsgard, it could have been you!
3. James Van Der Beek – Kesha's “Blow”
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Unicorns, lasers and the Beek. We don’t know why James agreed to do this video but we’re extremely glad he did.
4. Eva Mendes – Will Smith’s "Welcome to Miami"
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Before they starred together in Hitch, Eva appeared in Will’s video for “Welcome to Miami.”
5. Jeremy Renner – Pink’s “Trouble”
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We totally forgot Jeremy starred as Pink’s love interest in her Wild West-inspired video for “Trouble.”
6. Rupert Grint – Ed Sheeran’s “Lego House”
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Two redheads for the price of one!
7. Zach Galifianakis - Fiona Apple’s “Not About Love”
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We still find it so random that Zach Galifianakis and Fiona Apple are buds.
8. Scarlett Johansson – Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around Comes Around”
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Scarlett played Justin's hard-to-get love interest in this video, and later co-starred with his wife Jessica Biel in the movie Hitchcock.
9. Channing Tatum - Ricky Martin's "She Bangs"
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Blink and you’ll miss it, but that’s Channing Tatum as a shirtless bartender in the “She Bangs” video. It was one of his first gigs and Ricky Martin was still singing about girls, so you know it’s from a while ago.
10. Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan - Eminem &amp; Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie"
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The two stars play a volatile couple in this intense vid.
11. Aaron Paul - Korn's "Thoughtless"
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Yep, that's future Jesse Pinkman playing a bullied teen in Korn's "Thoughtless" video.
12. Mischa Barton - Enrique Iglesias' "Addicted"
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Remember the days when Mischa Barton was in the high demand?
Did you remember these? Tell us your favorite celeb-starring music videos on Twitter!
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Interstellar lead the nominations for this year's (15) Saturn Awards. Officials at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror unveiled the nominations on Thursday (05Mar15) and Marvel's 2014 Captain America sequel leads the way with 11 nods, one more than Matthew McConaughey's space drama Interstellar.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier picked up nominations for Best Comic Book-to-Film Release, Best Actor (Chris Evans), Best Director (Anthony & Joe Russo), Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie) and Best Supporting Actress (Scarlett Johansson).
Interstellar's 10 nominations include nods for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Actress (Anne Hathaway) and Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain).
Meanwhile Guardians of the Galaxy, which will compete with the Captain America sequel for Best Comic Book-to-Movie, picked up eight nominations, including Best Actor (Chris Pratt) and Best Director (James Gunn).
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes also claimed eight nominations, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director and Best Visual Effects. Edge of Tomorrow and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies each scored seven nominations.
The awards will be presented in Burbank, California on 25 June (15).

Scarlett Johansson has defended John Travolta after the actor was branded "creepy" for attempting to plant an ill-timed kiss on her face at the Oscars. Pictures taken at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (22Feb15) show the Grease star with his arm around Johansson's waist, leaning in for a smooch, as the actress appears to lean her face away.
The snap went viral on the Internet, and The Avengers star has now spoken out to defend her pal amid accusations his behaviour was inappropriate.
She tells the Associated Press, "There is nothing strange, creepy or inappropriate about John Travolta. He is a true class act and everyone in the business would agree. The image that is circulating is an unfortunate still-frame from a live-action encounter that was very sweet and totally welcome. That still photo does not reflect what preceded and followed if you see the moment live... I haven't seen John in some years and it is always a pleasure to be greeted by him."
The two stars previously worked together on 2004 movie A Love Song for Bobby Long.

The girl band Scarlett Johansson has formed with Haim rocker Este Haim has been hit with a cease-and-desist notice from a Los Angeles-based act with the same name. Last week (ends22Feb15), the Lost in Translation star announced she, Haim and musicians Kendra Morris, Holly Miranda, and Julia Haltigan had joined forces as The Singles, and were planning to release a new single, titled Candy.
It appears the girl band may have to rethink its name following a legal pitch from rocker Vincent Frederick, who fronts an L.A. band called the Singles.
He is alleging trademark infringement, according to Pitchfork.
Frederick released a statement about the legal issue, which reads: "It's hard to believe that any musician would do something like that to another band. The Singles has been my life for the past 16 years. We have worked so incredibly hard to make it a success."
Johnasson and her bandmates have yet to comment.

John Travolta's spokesperson has brushed off criticism of the movie star's 'hands-on' appearance with Idina Menzel at the Oscars on Sunday (22Feb15), insisting the whole presenting segment was rehearsed like that. The Grease star returned to the Academy Awards, a year after infamously flubbing the Let It Go singer's name, calling her "Adele Dazeem" as he introduced her Frozen performance at the 2014 ceremony.
He laughed off the gaffe on Sunday by reuniting with Menzel to poke fun at his embarrassing slip-up, but the actor became the butt of jokes again after repeatedly touching and caressing the Broadway star's face during the presenting appearance.
Menzel took the touchy-feely moment in her stride and thanked Travolta for taking part after the show, tweeting, "Surprise! That was so much fun. Thank you John Travolta for being a good sport. What an honor to be invited again. #lifeisgood."
Now the actor's publicist has spoken out to defend Travolta's affectionate actions, telling People.com, "It was rehearsed in total. John Travolta loved working with Idina Menzel. John had a great time at the Oscars."
Travolta was later interviewed on the post-Oscars Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV special, during which he opened up about his 2014 slip-up, blaming a backstage run-in with Goldie Hawn for leaving him starstruck and flummoxed moments before he was due to present.
Menzel wasn't the only famous female Travolta appeared to get a little too close to at the Academy Awards - he was also snapped hugging and trying to kiss Scarlett Johansson as she posed for photographers on the red carpet.

Scarlett Johansson is set to relaunch her music career after forming a girl band with rocker Este Haim.
The Lucy star first dabbled in music in 2008 when she released a Tom Waits tribute album and she is now part of new group The Singles, which she has formed with the Haim singer. Other members include musicians Kendra Morris, Holly Miranda, and Julia Haltigan, and their first track is called Candy.
Johansson says, "The idea was to write super-pop dance music written and performed by girls. I love Grimes. And I love the Bangles. And I love the Go-Go's. I wanted it to be like those bands: ultra pop but also a little ironic, a little in on the joke."

TV personality Kelly Osbourne, Sia and comedienne Kathy Griffin were once kicked out of a top Hollywood movie theatre for struggling to control giggles during a screening of Scarlett Johansson's film Under The Skin. The Fashion Police contributor reveals she had no idea what the sci-fi thriller was about, and was stunned when she settled in to see The Avengers star play an alien who uses the promise of sex to pick up hitchhikers and then turns them into a delicacy for her human flesh-craving race.
Osbourne admits the "artsy" film was not for her and her uncontrollable giggles landed her and her two pals in trouble with cinema bosses.
She tells U.S. talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, "We got kicked out of a movie theatre once. It was my fault... I was with Sia actually, and Kathy, we went to see Scarlett Johansson's new movie. It was very artsy and men with big boners going into black liquid (sic). I was just giggling through the whole thing 'cause I thought I was going to see like, a comedy. Didn't know what I was getting into, didn't even know who was in the movie, I just said I would go.
"Needless to say, all the Beverly Hills kids with... attitudes... were in that theatre and they didn't like me very much... I got me, Sia and Kathy kicked out of the Arclight.
"I just told the guy (theatre official) to 'f**k off' and have a sense of humour... then we spent the rest of the time in the lobby of the Arclight laughing."

Bridget Jones once said, "I suddenly realised that unless something changed soon I was going to live a life where my major relationship was with a bottle of wine... and I'd finally die, fat and alone, and be found three weeks later half-eaten by alsatians. Or I was about to turn into Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction." As someone perpetually spending date night with nothing but a bottle of wine, this quote hits close to home. Instead of running from it this Valentine's Day, I've decided to embrace it. Here's how you can, too:
1. Buy a bottle of wine.*
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*Quantity varies depending on the individual; some may need more than just one. We are not here to judge.
2. Figure out which Valentine's Day movie is right for you.
(500) Days of Summer
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For those looking for a bit of whimsy with their despair.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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For those wanting to completely erase a recent and painful relationship from their minds.
The Way We Were
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For those at peace with their failed relationship, but who still like to think back on how things used to be.
Blue Valentine
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For those looking for proof that relationships don't work.
Lost in Translation
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For those looking for to bask in the emptiness that only Sofia Coppola could bring.
Closer
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For those looking for a bit of a screwed-up story filled with deceit and raunchiness.
Annie Hall
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For those planning to cook lobster for one, or who want a laugh instead of a wallowing, revenge-filled night.
Kill Bill
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For those looking for an action-packed instead of a pity-partied night of revenge. Or for those who want to feel a little better about their own baby daddy issues.
Gone Girl
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For those looking for proof that all relationships not only don't work, but are also secretly dysfunctional, psychotic messes.
Fatal Attraction
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For those who just no longer give a hoot. If you need to watch this movie on Valentine's Day, we won't judge you. Get all the crazy out of your system before it's too late.
3. Enjoy. And remember, Valentine's Day is a bull shit holiday anyway. And you're fabulous, just as you are.
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Re-teamed with Allen for the comedy "Scoop" as a college newspaper journalist opposite Hugh Jackman

Joined an ensemble cast for the feature adaptation of the bestselling book "He's Just Not That Into You"

Cast as a 17th century servant girl in "Girl with a Pearl Earring"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress

Summary

In the mid-2000s, when gossip stories about twenty-something actresses behaving badly dominated headlines, Scarlett Johansson was nowhere to be found. Johansson was certainly one of the most respected actresses of her generation, having made an impact in a number of roles as intriguing young muses to older men in crisis, but she preferred to limit her dramatic behavior to movie screens. For her physical allure and intelligence, the born-and-bred New Yorker was courted by creative filmmakers like Robert Redford, who gave her a breakout role in "The Horse Whisperer" (1998), the Coen Brothers, Frank Miller and Woody Allen, who cast her in his late-career hits "Match Point" (2005) and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008). Johansson's translucent skin, curvy figure and flair for distant melancholy made her well-suited for period dramas like "Girl with the Pearl Earring" (2003) and "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008), but the versatile actress also connected with young adult audiences for personifying the complex modern woman in films like "Ghost World" (2001) and "Lost in Translation" (2003). Johansson's number of intellectual pursuits outside of Hollywood also suggested that the poised performer would still be going strong when others her age had long since burnt out.

Began dating in summer 2007; Married Sept. 27, 2008 at a remote wilderness resort outside Vancouver, Canada just four months after announcing their engagement; Announced in December 2010 that they were ending their marriage; Divorce finalized on July 1, 2011

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Describing her desire for a show business career, a three-year old Johansson reportedly told her mother that she "had a fire in [her] brain to act."

"I'm the kind of person that doesn't put up with bullsh*t. Does that make me uncommonly mature? I don't know. I think you mature with experiences, and how other people view you and your maturity really depends upon when you have those experiences. I think I was born with a great awareness of my surroundings and an awareness of other people. I know when I really connect with somebody and I know when I feel like I've known somebody before. And I absolutely know what it feels like to meet an old soul, to know an old soul. Maybe years from now, when I'm having my midlife crisis and need to find myself, I'll search deep down inside and find that old soul of mine and dust it off. But for now I'm enjoying getting to know all about my young soul." – Johansson on her perceived maturity to Interview magazine, July 2001

"I don't plan on selling out. I mean, it's nice getting a dinner reservation ahead of other people, but when it comes down to it, the most important thing to me is the actual work." – Johansson to Movieline's Hollywood Life, Feb. 2004

Johansson was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People for 2004.

"People just don't type cast me. I've played so many different roles, from a high school student, to a wife, to a 17th-century Dutch maid, to trailer trash. For a while, I thought I might get typecast as the bitter, shitty teenager who's always sarcastic, but luckily that was a fear that was never a reality." – Johansson to Empire, March 2005

"I feel so fortunate to be able to work with directors whose movies my mother waited on line for two hours to see. Here I am, 20 years old, getting to work with all these people who are an inspiration to my generation and the generation before." – Johansson quoted to Interview, Nov. 2005

Johansson topped FHM magazine's list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" in April 2006.

"I can't stand those articles where people spill their life story. After a while I feel like I know more about them than their best friend does, and that's weird." – Johansson to InStyle magazine, Oct. 2006

In 2007 Johansson was named Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

"I actually started acting because I wanted to be in musicals when I was a little girl. That's where my dream career was going to be when I was 8 years old, like the young Cosette in 'Les Miserables.' Then I started making films and I never ended up doing musical theater. Of course, by the time I turned 13, I kind of buried that part of myself." – Johansson to CNN.com, Aug. 27, 2007

On Sept. 14, 2011, naked photos taken by Johansson with a mobile phone were published on several Web sites. The actress contacted the FBI over the phone hacking. The alleged hacker, Christopher Chaney from Florida, was arrested by the FBI in October 2011. Johansson revealed in the December 2011 issue of Vanity Fair that she had taken the photos three years ago for her then-husband Ryan Reynolds. Chaney was sentenced to ten years in prison.

"I always feel I'm going to wind up as Erich von Stroheim to her Norma Desmond, as her chauffeur, writing her imaginary fan letters so her ego doesn't get deflated. I'll say I directed her in pictures when she was this international goddess, and now I'm just happy to be able to drive her car." – Woody Allen, who directed Johansson in "Match Point" (2005), "Scoop" (2006), and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008), quoted in Vanity Fair, December 2011

"I'm waiting for him to write my 'Citizen Kane.'" – Johansson on Woody Allen, quoted in Vanity Fair, December 2011